Mark Dornford-May - Revision history

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Sources

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 : ''[[Aesop’s Fables]]'' ([[Isango Portobello]])
-: ''[[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo]]'' ([[Isango Portobello]])
+: ''[[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo]]'' ([[Isango Portobello]])
 : ''[[Unogumbe – Noye’s Fludde]]'' (film, [[Isango Ensemble]])

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 : ''[[Breathe Umphefumlo]]'' (film, [[Isango Ensemble]])
-Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol]]'', ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
+Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[A Christmas Carol - iKrismas Kherol]]'', ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
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	'A real-life drama at the Fugard'. ''[[Mail & Guardian]]''. 13 December 2010.		'A real-life drama at the Fugard'. ''[[Mail & Guardian]]''. 13 December 2010.
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 Born in Yorkshire and brought up in Chester.
-He is married to the opera singer, actress and writer [[Paulina Malefane]]. Their daughter is actress [[Chumisa Dornford-May]].
+Mark Dornford-May has worked in South Africa since 2000.
 In 2024, he founded Ensemble ‘84, a theatre company for County Durham as a sister company to [[Isango Ensemble]].
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 : ''[[Breathe Umphefumlo]]'' (film, [[Isango Ensemble]])
-Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol]]'', , ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
+Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol]]'', ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
 ==Sources==

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 * [[Isango Portobello]] (co-founded with [[Paulina Malefane]] and producer [[Eric Abraham]], 2006-2010)
-* [[Isango Ensemble]] (co-founded with [[Paulina Malefane]] (2011-)
+* [[Isango Ensemble]] (co-founded with [[Paulina Malefane]], 2011-)
 Some sources online, including [[Isango Ensemble]]'s website, suggest or imply that much of Dornford-May's work in South Africa pre-2010 was  created with or for [[Isango Ensemble]], but [[Isango Ensemble]] was established once The [[Fugard Theatre]] ended [[Isango Portobello]]'s occupancy at the venue in 2010. The earlier works were created with or for [[Dimpho di Kopane]] or [[Isango Portobello]].

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-: ''[[The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso]]'' ([[Spier Festival]] in collaboration with [[Broomhill Opera Company]]).
+: ''[[The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso]]'' ([[Spier Festival]] in collaboration with [[Broomhill Opera Company]])
 : ''[[U-Carmen]]'' (([[Dimpho di Kopane]]))
 : ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]''  ([[Dimpho di Kopane]])
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 : ''[[Breathe Umphefumlo]]'' (film, [[Isango Ensemble]])
-Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[Der Silbersee]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol]]'', , ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
+Other productions for [[Isango Ensemble]] (dates unknown) include: ''[[A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol]]'', , ''[[La Boheme – Abanxaxhi]]'', ''[[Venus and Adonis]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'', ''[[A Man of Good Hope]]'', ''[[SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill]]'', ''[[St. Matthew Passion]]'', ''[[Treemonisha]]''.
 ==Sources==

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 * [[Isango Ensemble]] (co-founded with [[Paulina Malefane]] (2011-)
-Some sources online, including [[Isango Ensemble]]'s website, attribute most, if not all, of Dornford-May's work in South Africa to [[Isango Ensemble]], but sources from 2010 show that [[Isango Ensemble]] was established once The [[Fugard Theatre]] ended [[Isango Portobello]]'s occupancy at the venue in 2010 following poor box office takings and claims of 'financial irregularities'. It was also suggested in the press that Dornford-May's relationship with [[Dimpho di Kopane]] also ended problematically with Dornford-May and [[Paulina Malefane]]'s resignations coming amid financial inquiries.
+Some sources online, including [[Isango Ensemble]]'s website, suggest or imply that much of Dornford-May's work in South Africa pre-2010 was  created with or for [[Isango Ensemble]], but [[Isango Ensemble]] was established once The [[Fugard Theatre]] ended [[Isango Portobello]]'s occupancy at the venue in 2010. The earlier works were created with or for [[Dimpho di Kopane]] and [[Isango Portobello]].
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